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About this school
Clara Barton High School is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 1,299 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
Its teachers have had 39 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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92%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Clara Barton High School
$22,592
raised using DonorsChoose
39
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
213
donors
4
projects
for
basic supplies
4
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Clara Barton High School has received support from
149 individuals from New York and
64 individuals out-of-state.
